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As COVID Cases Rise So Does Public Concern about the Economic Impact

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.

People queue to pick up fresh food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues
Reuters
Public Opinion

Are Millennials China Doves or China Hawks?

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Data from the 2019 Chicago Council Survey and the Council's January 2020 omnibus poll show that there are distinct and notable differences among generations when it comes to China.

A Chinese soldier standing guard.
Brian Matangelo
Public Opinion

Fiscal Freefall for State and Local Governments: The Crisis We Are Not (Yet) Addressing

In the News
The Hill
John Austin

It is hard in the midst of a crisis to think around the next corner. But only by doing so can the worst economic effects of the current crisis be understood and addressed.

Wisconsin State Capitol building Global Economy

Roger Thurow on Food Security

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Roger Thurow, senior fellow for the Center on Global Food and Agriculture, takes a minute to discuss how COVID-19 has affected food security.

A screenshot of Roger Thurow on a Wait Just a Minute Interview. Food and Agriculture

Despite Unfavorable Views of the War in Afghanistan, Americans Split on Complete Withdrawal

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Running Numbers by Eliza Posner

Although the American public doesn't believe the war with Afghanistan was worth the cost, they also think the US should maintain bases in the country.

A US helicopter in Afghanistan
Captain Brian Harris
Defense and Security

Ivory Tower Democrat Voters Will Miss Elizabeth Warren

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Council survey data shows that support for Elizabeth Warren for president did not expand to working-class people, which was likely her downfall. 

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaking with attendees at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People
Gage Skidmore
Global Politics

Trump Calls the Coronavirus a 'Foreign Virus,' Exposing His Flawed Worldview

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Viruses don't carry passports, and when they are as easily transmitted between humans as the novel coronavirus, they are going to spread around the world.

President Trump, joined by Vice President Pence, left, takes questions from reporters during a Coronavirus Task Force update at the White House, Feb. 29, 2020.
The White House
Global Health

Adopting Conserving Agricultural Practices: A Farmer's Perspective

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

Farmers’ decisions to change the way they have farmed for years and start using new conserving agricultural practices such as conservation tillage, cover cropping, or buffer strips will depend in large part on how much it will cost.

Field worker in a vegetable field.
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Alliances Secured America's Past. Will They Secure Its Future?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Mira Rapp-Hooper joins Ivo Daalder on Deep Dish for a discussion about the state of US alliances at a moment when new concerns are flaring up.

A general view during the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain, December 4, 2019
Reuters
Defense and Security

Can Millennials Save US Foreign Policy?

In the News
Responsible Statecraft
Craig Kafura

In mainstream media outlets, Millennials have spent the last decade on a multi-industry killing spree. Now Millennials, along with neighboring Gen X and Gen Z, are coming for your politics.

Immigrant rights march for amnesty in downtown Los Angeles, California
Jonathan McIntosh
Public Opinion